B-b-b-bangin' Musicos to watch out for in 2010!

Okie dokey,

It's almost February and I reckon I have come to the decision to suggest what I think is best. There's some great music out there and some especially good stuff from new, emerging and somewhat establishing themselves artists. These are the people who need the publicity and in fairness we all need a bit of newness in our lives one in a while (and this is coming from the guy who didn't listen to anything younger than twenty years - except for the Stone Roses - for the best part of two or three years).

These are only introductions and no one can really tell where and what is going to happen to these in the next twelve months. A good few of them are 'Irish' and another few or them are not. That's not really relevant but if you think I'm tooting my own national horn so be it. Here's the list:

* Hot Chip - Hot Chip
* Mumford and Suns - Sigh no more (I'm sure we've all heard the stunning first single little lion man)
* Yes Cadets - EP available on itunes
* Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History available from march 1st.
* Delorentos - You Can Make Sound second album released before christmas already done well, if you need any convincing listen to this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkcltdCknBI
* Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels relleased Feb 22 - listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwfCjYv7gVQ ... all I can say 'Cuckoo, cuckoo'!
* Fionn Regan - second album The Shadow of an Empire is out now and if the song protection racket is anything to go by it promises to be another keeper.


...and I'm always going to give The Mighty Stef a plug because I think he's deadly!

All these bands/artists have their tunes available on itunes or other web formats for those of you too lazy to wander down to your nearest music shop and have an adventure in between the rows and rows of amazing (and shite) CDs.

I'm also going to preach a little - Buy the music don't steal it. This isn't an attitude that I apply across the board, there are plenty of artists and bands out there who have loads of money and will make music and money all the time. But these growing and unestablished artists need as much support as possible otherwise they'll turn into jugglers or accountants or something and we'll all end up having no choice but to enjoy the X-Factor or American Idol or whatever nonsense is being thrown on us by main stream media (All Ireland Talent Show anyone?)

Please feel free to add anything to this list no matter where in the world you are! Deadly tunes are always appreciated :D

Peace and big smiles!